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born in Suffield, Conn. He stayed on his father's farm even after marriage.
In 1816 the family removed to Herkimer County, N.Y., where the father
built a water-powered forge to make agricultural tools. Eliphalet made
rifle barrels, a task at which he became highly skilled. By his father's
death in 1828, the Remingtons' reputation for excellence was established
and Eliphalet built a factory in upstate New York in what was called Remington's
Corners (now Ilion). Business grew; he purchased the machinery and contracts
from Ames Co., in Springfield, Mass. (1845) and in 1847 introduced the
Remington pistol. With his three sons the factory expanded to produce
agricultural implements in 1856. The Civil War had just brought a great
demand for Remington firearms when Eliphalet died. Son
Philo Remington
(1816--89) became president and reorganized the business, separating out
the gun manufacturary (E. Remington & Sons) in 1865. Expansions included
sewing machines (1870) and typewriters (1873), but in 1887 the company
had retrenched, selling off all factories except those making firearms.
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